Peggy Wood
American actress of stage, film and television (1892-1978)
Mary Margaret Wood was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She is best remembered for her performance as the title character in the CBS television series Mama (1949–1957), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; her starring role as Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law, in The Story of Ruth (1960); and her final screen appearance as Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music (1965), for which she received nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 5 films (1929–1965) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | WONDER OF WOMEN. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. | 10 reels | B&W | ||
| 1934 | HANDY ANDY. | Fox Film Corp | 83 min | B&W | ||
| 1937 | CALL IT A DAY. | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. | 10 reels | B&W | ||
| 1960 | The Story Of Ruth. | Samuel G. Engel Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 132 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1965 | The Sound Of Music. | Argyle Enterprises & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 174 min | 35mm | Color | sound |